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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
1JackOff50
6-2 116.72
115.89
 
VS
proj
Immersion
59.84 5-3
106.7

1JackOff50 beat Immersion for fifth straight win, 116.72-59.84

1JackOff50 extended their win streak to five games with a hard-fought victory over Immersion, earning a 116.72-59.84 win. 1JackOff50 never trailed in this one after earning a 22.50-point lead on Thursday behind Kenyan Drake. Stephen Gostkowski (4-5 FG, 40 long, 1-1 XP) and Jameis Winston (276 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 18 Rush Yds) were the leading scorers for Immersion in the loss. 1JackOff50 improve to 6-2 on the season, while Immersion fall to 5-3.

Matchup Timeline

  1JackOff50   Immersion

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 22.5 points, Drake more-than-doubled his 8.98-point projection as the Dolphins lost to the Texans 42-23. He racked up 95 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the second-highest percentage of any RB in the league this season. Drake will battle the Jets next week.
Kenyan Drake

Top Player Comparison

1JackOff50
Points
% of total points 116.72
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
27.02
24.81
23.1%
2
Kenyan Drake
RB
22.5
8.98
19.3%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
16.9
14.3
14.5%
4
Wil Lutz
K
16
10.45
13.7%
Immersion
Points
% of total points 59.84
1
Stephen Gostkowski
K
14
11.45
23.4%
2
Jameis Winston
QB
12.84
20.74
21.5%
3
Jalen Richard
RB
10.4
10.8
17.4%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
8.5
16.27
14.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Kenyan Drake had a 28-yard touchdown catch for 1JackOff50 to contribute to a 22.50-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with big-time plays early Sunday, but it was 1JackOff50 who emerged with the lead, 90.02-45.84. Patrick Mahomes had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass for 1JackOff50, while Emmanuel Sanders had a 49-yard catch. Meanwhile, Jameis Winston had a 60-yard touchdown pass for Immersion, while Tyreek Hill had a 40-yard catch.
Sunday Night
Wil Lutz had a 52-yard field goal for 1JackOff50, contributing to a 116.72-45.84 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  1JackOff50   Immersion
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. That's how we feel about this season, which is already at the midway point. How about we take a closer look at the Standings?
1JackOff50
1JackOff50 may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through eight weeks, the squad is averaging the 3rd-most points per game in the league (123.25 ppg), propelling 1JackOff50 to the No. 2 spot in the Standings, putting them in playoff position.
Important Players
Melvin Gordon III
MVP
466 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 279 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Best Drafted
Patrick Mahomes
Best Acquisition
2526 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 119 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Immersion
Immersion may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through eight weeks, the squad is averaging the 5th-most points per game in the league (118.24 ppg), propelling Immersion to the No. 3 position in the Standings, putting them in playoff position.
Important Players
Tyreek Hill
MVP
44 Rec, 705 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Best Drafted
Jameis Winston
Best Acquisition
1181 Pass Yds, 6 Pass TDs, 109 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. 1JackOff50 scored fewer points in this one (116.72) than their season average of 123.25.
1JackOff50 are looking unstoppable, with victories in five straight weeks.
1JackOff50 should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Immersion (6 vs 4).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Immersion - they’ve made more transactions (5) than 1JackOff50 (0) this season. That didn't seem to help them this week, though.
By position, 1JackOff50 have outscored Immersion at QB, RB, and TE this season.
1JackOff50 don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 13 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for 1JackOff50 had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Immersion (2).
Don't worry Immersion, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!